In this portrait of Vincent van Gogh, Richard Bowen has the painter himself talk about his life, describing his artistic inspirations, his study of art at the Dutch academy, his discovery of Impressionism in Paris, his time living with Paul Gauguin and painting in Arles, and his recurring bouts of madness. Bowen supplies additional notes throughout, and presents a gallery of Van Gogh's most important works at the end, while Paolo Rui infuses some of the artist's own style in his elaborately painted cartoons in this oversized picture book biography for readers 8 and up.